School transfer documents translation for families moving to the UAE: report cards, transfer and leaving certificates, curriculum letters, vaccination records and birth certificates, translated into English or Arabic so the school registrar can enrol your child without sending the file back.
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Before You Apply
UAE schools enrol a child only when the registration file is complete, and much of that file comes from another country, often in another language. Each regulator leaves part of the list to the school, so the details vary.
KHDA's guidance for Dubai parents says certificates must be presented in Arabic or English, and documents in other languages translated and authenticated by a legal translator. Abu Dhabi and MOE schools generally work the same way. French, German, Russian, Urdu or Chinese school records therefore need a legal translation before most registrars will accept them.
ADEK's student policy lists a birth certificate, passports, Emirates ID, medical records that meet Department of Health requirements, and, from Grade 2 or Year 3, a transfer certificate plus a student performance report. A child with learning needs may also need a clinical assessment report. Each of these may need translating.
Where a school asks for an attested transfer certificate, the attestation is done in the country of issue before you travel. Translate after the stamps are on, so the stamps are translated too. Our school certificate equivalency guide explains the attestation chain and the Grade 12 equivalency process.
School Records We Translate
From any of 50+ languages into English or Arabic, laid out to mirror the original so the registrar can match it line by line.
The last one or two years of reports most schools ask for, with subjects, grades, attendance and teacher comments.
The TC or school-leaving certificate, including the attestation stamps and the last grade completed, which schools use for grade placement.
Letters from the previous school describing the curriculum, the grading scale and the year structure, useful when the systems differ.
Immunisation cards and health records the school nurse needs to open the child's medical file, with vaccine names and dates exact.
Clinical and educational assessments, individual learning plans and speech or psychology reports for children with additional needs.
Birth certificates, and custody or guardianship papers where one parent is enrolling the child alone.
How It Works
Send us the school's admissions checklist with scans of your documents. We point out which ones need translating and which are already acceptable.
We quote on WhatsApp. Report cards and certificates are usually short, and siblings' files can be done together.
Names follow the passport spelling, grades and scales stay as issued, and every stamp and signature is noted in the translation.
You receive the certified translation as a PDF, with hard copies on request, ready for the school portal or registrar.
Where the File Goes
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Excl. 5% VAT
We translate; we do not attest documents or decide admission or grade placement, which rest with the school and its regulator. We confirm the price on WhatsApp before we start.
FAQ
Only if they are not in Arabic or English. Schools in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the other emirates generally accept Arabic and English documents as they are. Report cards, transfer certificates and vaccination records in other languages usually need a legal translation into English or Arabic. Check your school's admissions list, because some schools ask for more.
Usually the child's passport, Emirates ID (or an undertaking to provide it later), birth certificate, parents' passports and residence, vaccination or medical records, recent report cards, and a transfer certificate from Grade 2 or Year 3 upwards. ADEK and KHDA set the minimum, and each school publishes its own full list.
Often, yes, depending on the country of issue and the emirate. ADEK's policy says the TC is attested "if applicable to the country of transfer", and Dubai has its own attestation schedule. Attestation and translation are separate steps. We translate; the attestation chain is explained in our school certificate equivalency and attestation guide.
After. Translate the attested original so the stamps and endorsements are part of the translation. A translation of an unstamped copy may have to be redone once the stamps are added.
If it is not in Arabic or English, usually yes. The school nurse opens a medical file for every new student, and in Abu Dhabi that file has to meet Department of Health requirements. A clear translation of vaccine names and dates helps the nurse see which vaccinations are complete and which, if any, are still due.
No. Admission and transfer is about getting a child into a school. Equivalency is a Ministry of Education service, mainly for Grade 12 certificates from abroad, needed before university or some jobs. This page covers the admission file; our equivalency guide covers the Ministry process.
No, and you would not want us to. We translate grades, scales and subject titles exactly as issued, because the school compares the original with the translation. If the grading system is unusual, a short letter from the previous school explaining the scale helps, and we can translate that too.
Tell us before we start. The translation follows the original, but we use the passport spelling for the transliterated name and can note the variant. A real mismatch, such as a missing middle name, is best fixed by the issuing school, since registrars match names against the passport and Emirates ID.
Arabic⇄English is AED 60 per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT. A report card or transfer certificate is usually one page. Other languages are quoted on request, and we send the full quote on WhatsApp before we start. Same-day delivery is available for many documents.
Yes. UAE school documents in Arabic can be translated into English or another language for a school abroad. If the new country requires attestation, the UAE documents are usually attested in the UAE first, and the translation is made from the attested copy.
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Send the school's admissions list and your documents on WhatsApp. We tell you what needs translating, quote per page, and deliver the same day for many documents.